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Wednesday, March 7, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D5 B e s t W h e e l s · O a k v i l l e The benefits of boost Normally aspirated Because so much is riding on your tires.'" Cylinder Fuel and air mixture Fuel and air mixture Tho u g h t to be strictly a piece of racing hardw are, superchargers have found there w ay into several factory cars o ver the last fe w years. B uick, fo r exam ple, uses a su p erch arg er to m ake its 3.8-litre engine fe e l' m uch b ig g er than it really is. `There's no substitute for cubic inches' Your engine is essentially an air pump. A 3.0-litre engine sucks in 3.0 litres of air and fuel per crankshaft revolution and ignites it to make power. Generally speaking, to make more power, you need an engine which sucks in more air and fuel -- say a 3.5-litre engine. AR C TIC A L P IN 0 · Ultra-premium winter tire · Ultimate ice traction · 30-day satisfaction warranty · Meets the R.A.C.* snow traction A performance /A A requirements / Piston . Getting more air and fuel into the engine Air is drawn into the cylinder by the piston travelling downward in the bore As the piston travels downward in the bore, the supercharger packs more air and fuel into the cylinder But if you can't go out and get a bigger engine, how do you get more air and fuel into the existing one? One way is to increase the operating range of the engine -- the faster the engine runs, the more air that can be pumped through. But doing so is very costly and also compromises the driveability and the reliability of the engine. Another way is to supercharge the engine. Supercharging as an alternative A supercharger is essentially an air compressor that pressurizes the air within a cylinder to more than normal atmospheric pressure. This is referred to as boost and is measured in pounds per square inch. Under simplified, ideal conditions, 15 pounds of boost -- double that of normal atmospheric pressure -- would increase an engine's displacement by 100 per cent. In effect, a 3.0-litre engine would have the power of a 6.0-litre engine. Check us out! *R u b b e r Association of Canada Air/fuel mixture Air/fuel mixture more tightly packed How the supercharger works to increase power C a rb u re to r The supercharger sits atop an intake manifold with either fuel injection or a carburetor bolted to the top of it. 2. The supercharger begins to compress the air/fuel mixture. 928 WINSTON CHURCHILL BLVD. There's a whole new world out there. discover it today. W W W . Q JJiii frm -STl QEW j ROYAL WINDSOR " | LAKESHORE RD i Supercharger | Engine 1. Fast-spinning rotors create a low-pressure area, and the air/fuel mixture rushes in from the top. Rotors are in constant contact with each other and the walls to prevent the compressed mixture tram leaking and losing boost pressure. COPYRIGH T 3. The compressed mixture is forced from the supercharger into the cylinder heads for combustion. W HEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS International status boosts Toronto auto show to next level The 2001 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto was marked by a record attendance. The unofficial count of auto show visi tors is 291,000 an increase of 4% from last year's all time record figure of 280,000. Fuelling the record attendance numbers were traditional show favourites such as the Wynn's Classic Collection which fea tured a guest appearance by automotive legend Carroll Shelby during the media days, and showcased over 30 automotive icons from other eras including a breath taking one-off Type 57 SC Bugatti. The 4x4 Test Track, introduced to North America by the Canadian International AutoShow seven years ago, reached new heights in its new location beside the South MTCC with over 1,800 test drives being taken during the period of the Show. The "Art of the Automobile" exhibit of competition finalists, sponsored by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, also showcased the art of Canada's most internationally recognized automotive artists Jay Koka, Ken Dallison, Alain Levesque and Jonathan Milne. Tom Tonks, general manager of the Canadian International AutoShow, summed up this year's event stating that, "we were gratified with the spectacular response to our first international effort and we look forward to refin ing and developing our inter national content and enhanced role in the coming years". The 2001 Canadian International AutoShow trav elled a different road this year as an international event sanc tioned by the Organisation international des constructeurs d'automobiles (O.I.C.A.). 8 to 8 To All Valued Audi Owners O a k v ille A u d i Inc. has been a n a u th o riz e d A u d i d e a le r fo r o v e r 2 6 years. O u r d e a le rs h ip opens a t 7 :3 0 a .m . fo r y o u r convenience. 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